Koh Rong land conflict; locals appeal against tycoon (UPDATE: Tycoon Arrested)

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Nice. Now hopefully they stay in the jail for the whole time and don't get any "special/comfy" jail.
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Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:58 am Nice. Now hopefully they stay in the jail for the whole time and don't get any "special/comfy" jail.
Money has the power to move mountains. Unlikely he will suffer the indignity of being deprived access to his Rolls Royce.
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Maybe it's pay back time ?
newsworthy/former-ctn-host-sasa-attacke ... t5578.html

(I've posted this link before, but it's well worth reading the whole thread on Sok Bun's attack on woman TV host "Sasa", because who knows, there may be some connection with this 'incident' and his present pickle.
Sasa's family are well connected, and HE himself has previously condemned the behavior of the former oknha. So, it's worth a read or reread IMO.)
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Anchor Moy wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:04 pm Maybe it's pay back time ?
newsworthy/former-ctn-host-sasa-attacke ... t5578.html

(I've posted this link before, but it's well worth reading the whole thread on Sok Bun's attack on woman TV host "Sasa", because who knows, there may be some connection with this 'incident' and his present pickle.
Sasa's family are well connected, and HE himself has previously condemned the behavior of the former oknha. So, it's worth a read or reread IMO.)
Oh I think he has definitely fallen from grace with HE et all.
The umbrella of immunity was withdrawn and he was fair game. Another head on a spike for the ACU to showcase their "we go for everyone, no matter who they are."
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He must have done it many times to reach where he is now. Just 7years? After coming out still super rich and continue again!
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UPDATE
May 19, 2021
Tycoon Sok Bun land grab trial reaches Appeal Court

The Appeal Court yesterday heard the case of Tycoon Sok Bun and five former Koh Rong commune officials who were convicted to between five and seven years in prison each over a land grab bid between 2016 and 2019.

Presiding Judge Pov Phousun identified the six men as Bun, 53, President of the Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agent Association; Ung Nith, 55, former Koh Rong city council chief; Seng Hour Leang, 50, former Koh Rong commune chief; Hem Sales, 51, former commune council member; Ke Sorm, 53, former second deputy commune chief; and Keo Pov, 63, former chief of the commune’s Prek Svay village.

Phousun said that in 2016, the accused Nith, Hour Leang, Sales, Sorm and Pov conspired with Bun to forge land documents and sell 525 hectares of state national park in Koh Rong commune to Bun.

He said that in March 2019, 42 families living in Prek Svay village submitted a letter asking for intervention from the Preah Sihanouk provincial governor after Bun and Land Management Ministry officials had come to measure their land, raising suspicions.

In April 2019, he added, they filed a complaint to Koh Rong commune hall after Bun attempted to grab their land by presenting documents to the local authorities.

Phousun said that according to the complaint, the families have lived and planted crops on the land since the 1960s and have ownership documents recognised by the village and commune authorities.

He said the accused were arrested on June 22, 2019, by the Anti-Corruption Unit in Preah Sihanouk province.

“They were arrested after they had forged land documents and grabbed more than 500 hectares of state land and villagers’ properties,” he said.

He added that for this case, on July 29, 2020, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicted Bun, Hour Leang, Sales and Pov to seven years in prison each, while Sorm was convicted to six years and Nith to five. The court also ordered them to pay about $2,500 each as a fine.

He said they all appealed the ruling to the Appeal Court and asked for their sentences to be reduced.
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UPDATE: Sentence appeal refused.

June 30, 2022
Court upholds tycoon’s conviction over land grab

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the convictions of tycoon Sok Bun and five former government officials who were jailed between five and seven years over land grabs involving more than 500 hectares in Preah Sihanouk province.

The offences were committed between 2016 and 2019 in Koh Rong city’s Koh Rong commune.

Presiding Judge Kong Srim identified the tycoon as Sok Bun, the former President of the Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agent Association and the other five as Ung Nith, the former Koh Rong city council chief; Seng Hour Leang, the former Koh Rong commune chief; Hem Sales, the former Koh Rong commune council member; Ke Sorm, the former second deputy chief of Koh Rong commune; and Keo Pov, the former chief of Prek Svay village.

Judge Srim said that “the Supreme Court has decided to uphold the convicts’ sentences because the Supreme Court has considered that the ruling made by the lower court was made in accordance with the laws and was right.”
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That is good news. Prek Svay is probably the last remaining authentic (fishing) village in the islands. M'Pai Bay lost 'fishing-village' status years ago after being overrun by tourists and expats, lol. Prek Svay is a pretty place, at least I think so. They hadn't torn down the coconuts as of 2017, anyway. Few foreign tourists hike over from the nearby resorts. But it was worth it, nobody there but locals. A nice place to have an iced coffee under the coconut trees.

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Anchor Moy wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:53 pm
offroadscholar wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:07 pm
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 1:49 pm Image
Phnom Penh, Cambodia Breaking News: A source of information from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court said that in early morning of June 24, 2019, the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) arrested Mr. Oknha Sok Bun and five other suspects for questioning at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning on fraudulent land deals in a community in Sihanoukville.
thats a popular photo of him

from 2015
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Thought I'd seen him before. The famous woman-basher.
Ah.. That would be infamous. Your wording supports this pig's actions.
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